news headlines: 17th SEPTEMBER 2003

Unexpected hurricane impacts - tips for businesses
Hurricanes have certain effects on equipment that your emergency plans may have not considered. Ray J. Vaughan explains.
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•Date: 17th September 2003 •Region: N.America •Type: Article •Topic: DR general
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Hurricane Isabel - latest information
Current forecast and expected impact.
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•Date: 17th September 2003 •Region: N.America •Type: Article •Topic: DR general
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UK IT directors worry about terror threat more than EMEA counterparts
Almost one in three UK IT directors highlight terrorism as a major business continuity concern, compared to 11 percent on average across other EMEA countries.
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•Date: 17th September 2003 •Region: UK/EMEA •Type: Article •Topic: BC stats
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Hurricanes - basic business continuity advice
Strohl Systems has issued a list of top ten tips which organisations should consider when planning to protect businesses against hurricanes:
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•Date: 17th September 2003 •Region: N.America •Type: Article •Topic: DR general
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New chairman of the Basel Committee discusses Basel II
Jaime Caruana says that he was more concerned with getting the Basel Accord right than with meeting the committee's self-imposed deadline of end-2003.
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•Date: 17th September 2003 •Region: Worldwide •Type: Article •Topic: Op.risk
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Kingswell expands business continuity training portfolio
New courses offered with partners in India, Australia, New Zealand and SE Asia.
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•Date: 17th September 2003 •Region: Various •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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Risk and regulation UK in the financial markets
The FSA has published two explanatory documents overviewing its approach to the regulation of risk management.
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•Date: 17th September 2003 •Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Operational risk
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DRI training – places still available
15th-17th October 2003, London.
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•Date: 17th September 2003 •Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Events
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Terrorist Screening Center launched by US government
Various US government departments have cooperated to develop a joint facility, the Terrorist Screening Center.
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•Date: 17th September 2003 •Region: N.America •Type: Article •Topic: Terrorism
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